Balloon ride

Yesterday, we only watched the balloons, today we flew in one of them. So again, a very early wakeup call. We got picked up at 5:15am and were driven to the starting point. The balloon was huge, carrying a basket with 24 people plus 2 pilots. However, the flight was incredible! Our pilot alternated between navigating close by the fairy chimneys and flying high above the ground for the panoramic views and the sunrise.
After the flight, we had breakfast at the hostel and left for Kayseri. We followed the highway, so cycling wasn't too interesting. But we got some nice views of Mt. Erciyes, a volcano with an altitude of over 3900m, which is located right next to the city.
Kayseri is huge, it has almost 1.4 million inhabitants. There's a nice castle in the center and a busy market. But other than that, cycling in cities is no fun, so we headed straight to Türker, our warmshowers host for the night. For dinner, we cooked German "Bratkartoffeln" for him and his flatmates, went to an icecream shop and had some really nice discussions with the guys.Read more